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July 2026
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World tops 10
Under 10
  1. Mani, Sarbartho IND 2258   
  2. Barcelo Melnyk, Marc ESP 2215   
  3. Ayaan Phutane IND 2154   
  4. Mortensen, Michael NOR 2132   
  5. Pham, Han Nam FRA 2113   
  6. Li, Aiden Linyuan USA 2113   
  7. Ulan, Rizat KAZ 2103   
  8. Hanas, Markiyan UKR 2100   
  9. Sattwik Swain IND 2064   
 10. Gu, Hardy USA 2056   
Under 12
  1. Shogdzhiev, Roman FID 2446 * 
  2. Gafurov, Aidan FID 2359 * 
  3. Banerjee, Supratit ENG 2347   
  4. Ten Dam, Bram NED 2344 * 
  5. Aarit Kapil IND 2331 * 
  6. Advik Amit Agrawal IND 2318 * 
  7. Sameh Mohamed, Abdalrahma EGY 2309   
  8. Ghoreishi Amiri, Seyed Ki IRI 2309   
  9. Llari, Marc FRA 2305   
 10. Sivanandan, Bodhana ENG 2303 *g
Under 14
  1. Oro, Faustino ARG 2537 * 
  2. Sklokin, Sergey FID 2465 * 
  3. Abdsattar, Alisher KAZ 2429   
  4. Smirnov, Mark KAZ 2422   
  5. Yurasov, Matfey FID 2407   
  6. Kuandykuly, Danis KAZ 2399 * 
  7. Ambartsumian, Tyhran ARM 2398   
  8. Apaar Saxena IND 2396   
  9. Radzimski, Antoni POL 2394 K 
 10. Guo, Ethan USA 2389 * 
Under 16
  1. Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan TUR 2713 * 
  2. Woodward, Andy USA 2638   
  3. Movahed, Sina IRI 2595   
  4. Zemlyanskii, Ivan RUS 2594   
  5. Finek, Vaclav CZE 2593   
  6. Vaz, Ethan IND 2529 * 
  7. Dau Khuong Duy VIE 2528 * 
  8. Begmuratov, Khumoyun UZB 2514   
  9. Kuru, Atilla TUR 2508 * 
 10. Uskov, Artem FID 2506   
Under 18
  1. Gurel, Ediz TUR 2643   
  2. Mishra, Abhimanyu USA 2638 * 
  3. Samunenkov, Ihor UKR 2616 * 
  4. Xiao, Tong(QD) CHN 2599   
  5. Vetokhin, Savva FID 2561 * 
  6. Seemann, Jakub POL 2557   
  7. Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid UZB 2555 * 
  8. Xue, Haowen CHN 2553   
  9. Costa, Leonardo GER 2540   
 10. Kong, Xiangrui CHN 2538 * 
Under 20
  1. Gukesh D IND 2717   
  2. Pranav, V IND 2666   
  3. Pranesh M IND 2666   
  4. Murzin, Volodar FID 2650   
  5. Maurizzi, Marc`Andria FRA 2628 * 
  6. Lazavik, Denis BLR 2621   
  7. Grebnev, Aleksey FID 2618   
  8. Mendonca, Leon Luke IND 2616   
  9. Madaminov, Mukhiddin UZB 2611   
 10. Yoo, Christopher Woojin USA 2607   
K = world champion | * = first year | g = girl

World tops 10 girls
Under 10 Girls
  1. Xin, Stella USA 2007   
  2. Tamilselvan, Tara ENG 1939   
  3. Chen, Zhihan CHN 1881   
  4. Bissaliyeva, Alisha KAZ 1878 * 
  5. Warisa Haider BAN 1875   
  6. Nakshatra Gumudavelly IND 1859   
  7. Zhu, Chunxi CHN 1850   
  8. Yu, Allyson USA 1846   
  9. Uranzaya, Shagdarsuren MGL 1837   
 10. Zhou, Abigail USA 1831   
Under 12 Girls
  1. Sivanandan, Bodhana ENG 2303 * 
  2. Charvi A IND 2204   
  3. Berikkyzy Alanna KAZ 2182   
  4. Jaksa, Ema SLO 2084   
  5. Khalafvand, Dorsa Sadat IRI 2072   
  6. Yang, Aimee USA 2071   
  7. Yunker, Alisa Genrietta FID 2057   
  8. Sharvaanica A S IND 2050 * 
  9. Theng, Hillary Rooca INA 2043 * 
 10. Sholpanbek, Zhansaya KAZ 2021   
Under 14 Girls
  1. Aamuktha Guntaka IND 2351   
  2. Gunawardhana, Devindya Os SRI 2267   
  3. Venskaya, Nika FID 2249   
  4. Paragua, Megan Althea USA 2243   
  5. Sreekarthika Velmurugan SGP 2222   
  6. QUICKPEN, Deborah Ebimobo NGR 2174   
  7. Buyankhishig, Batpelden MGL 2145   
  8. Qiu, Laurie USA 2143 * 
  9. Sunea, Sara Maria ROU 2141   
 10. Xue, Tianhao CHN 2100 * 
Under 16 Girls
  1. Hnatyshyn, Anastasiia UKR 2465   
  2. Lu, Miaoyi CHN 2392   
  3. Shubhi Gupta IND 2383   
  4. Mohammadi, Melika IRI 2342   
  5. Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon UZB 2331   
  6. Li, Rachael USA 2314   
  7. Kaliakhmet, Elnaz KAZ 2307   
  8. Gao, Muziyan CHN 2303 * 
  9. Preobrazhenskaya, Diana FID 2278 * 
 10. Abramkina, Veranika FID 2256 Q 
Under 18 Girls
  1. Shukhman, Anna FID 2443 * 
  2. Khamdamova, Afruza UZB 2440 * 
  3. Lee, Alice USA 2421 * 
  4. Atwell, Rose USA 2386 * 
  5. Nurgaliyeva, Zarina KAZ 2339 * 
  6. Tang, Zoey USA 2332   
  7. Chen, Yining CHN 2278 * 
  8. Piddubna, Bozhena UKR 2266 * 
  9. Kleymenova, Valeria RUS 2262 Q 
 10. Lyutsinger, Iren FID 2258 * 
Under 20 Girls
  1. Nurman, Alua KAZ 2435 * 
  2. Roebers, Eline NED 2389   
  3. Gaal, Zsoka HUN 2376 * 
  4. Savitha Shri B IND 2368 * 
  5. Kairbekova, Amina KAZ 2328   
  6. Omonova, Umida UZB 2328   
  7. Manko, Mariia SUI 2302 * 
  8. Van Foreest, Machteld NED 2294 * 
  9. Velpula Sarayu IND 2280   
 10. Orian, Noga ISR 2278 * 
Q = world champion | * = first year

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02/08/2026
Updated with July 2026 ratings. Link to October 2025 below

03/10/2025
Updated with October 2025 ratings. Link to July 2025 below

01/07/2025
10 years later, this page is back, with much more options :)
I plan to update 2 times a year (every 6 months)
New : country tops or highlight!

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